A pachade, also known as a farinette, is a thick and crispy
pancake
A pancake (or hotcake, griddlecake, or flapjack) is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a Starch, starch-based batter (cooking), batter that may contain eggs, milk and butter and cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or fryi ...
which is traditionally eaten in the French region of
Auvergne
Auvergne (; ; oc, label=Occitan, Auvèrnhe or ) is a former administrative region in central France, comprising the four departments of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Auverg ...
.
Recipe
Pachade is prepared like a pancake. The recipe includes eggs, several tablespoons of wheat flour, salt and milk, mixed into a paste thicker than a typical pancake batter. Pachade may be sweet or savoury.
References
Bibliography
* Marie-Aimée Méraville, ''Contes populaires de l'Auvergne'', 1982, p.295
External links
Pachade recipes
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